130 days. [Family heirloom from Erlene Melancon in east Texas. Erlene said that she has been spinning green cotton for years and that her grandmother loved using colored cotton in her quilts.] The fibers are light olive green and can be spun off the seed. Harvest the bolls shortly after...

130 days. [Pre-1860. Seed and history supplied by John House III of the Mansfield State Commemorative Area, Mansfield, LA. Introduced 1997 by SESE.] A short-fiber, naturally brown cotton grown since the Civil War. The lint is a non-fading attractive dark copper color that...

120 days [From SSE member Alice Gamewel via Charles Hoehnle. Introduced 2008 by SESE.] A beautiful plant with dark red stems and leaves. 3-5 ft. tall, grows well in a container or in a flower bed. Green when it first emerges but soon develops its red coloring. The cotton is a short staple...

135 days. [Likely cross of Sea Island White and an unknown brown cotton. Introduced 2010 by SESE.] “Naked seeds” are easily removed from the lint, has a longer fiber than other browns. The tall (5-6 ft.) plants and some shine to the spun cotton both point to a Sea Island heritage. Pkt...